diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 53392fc..9bfb65e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@
   "main": "dist/index.js",
   "types": "dist/index.d.ts",
   "files": [
-    "dist"
+    "dist",
+    "docs",
+    "skills"
   ],
   "exports": {
     ".": {
@@ -36,7 +38,10 @@
     "test": "pnpm run build && ajs module test ."
   },
   "antelopeJs": {
-    "test": "src/antelope.test.ts"
+    "test": "src/antelope.test.ts",
+    "skills": [
+      "./skills"
+    ]
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@antelopejs/interface-api": "^0.0.5",
diff --git a/skills/api-util-interface/SKILL.md b/skills/api-util-interface/SKILL.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2bbd252
--- /dev/null
+++ b/skills/api-util-interface/SKILL.md
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+---
+name: api-util-interface
+description: Provides handler-side utilities for AntelopeJS APIs built on @antelopejs/interface-api - assert and assertValidation turn failed checks into HTTPResult error responses, and the @RateLimit method decorator adds fixed-window throttling with 429/Retry-After and X-RateLimit headers. Use when code imports from "@antelopejs/interface-api-util", when validating request bodies (e.g. with a Zod schema) inside @Get/@Post handlers, when returning 400/404/403-style errors from API controllers, or when asked to rate limit a route.
+category: antelopejs-interface
+tags: [antelopejs, api, validation, rate-limit, http]
+---
+
+# API Util Interface
+
+Consumer-side helper library for AntelopeJS API modules. It is NOT an interface proxy itself:
+nothing here crosses an interface boundary, so there is no `ImplementInterface` side. Everything
+builds on its peer dependencies `@antelopejs/interface-api` (for `HTTPResult`, `RequestContext`,
+controller metadata) and `@antelopejs/interface-core` (decorator machinery). All failures surface
+as thrown `HTTPResult` values, which the API interface converts into HTTP responses.
+
+## Imports
+
+The package has a single export subpath (root only):
+
+```ts
+import { assert, assertValidation, RateLimit, type RateLimitOptions } from "@antelopejs/interface-api-util";
+```
+
+`hitWindow`, `pruneExpired`, and `resolveKey` are also exported but marked `@internal` (rate-limit
+plumbing, exposed for tests) — do not reach for them in application code.
+
+## Usage
+
+```ts
+import { Controller, Get, Post, HTTPResult, Parameter, RawBody } from "@antelopejs/interface-api";
+import { assert, assertValidation, RateLimit } from "@antelopejs/interface-api-util";
+import * as z from "zod";
+
+const createMemberSchema = z.object({ fullName: z.string().min(1), email: z.string().email() });
+
+class MembersController extends Controller("members") {
+  @Get(":id")
+  @RateLimit(100, 60_000)
+  async get(@Parameter("id") id: string) {
+    const member = await findMember(id);
+    assert(member, 404, "Member not found"); // narrows `member` to non-falsy below
+    return new HTTPResult(200, member);
+  }
+
+  @Post()
+  async create(@RawBody() body: Buffer) {
+    const { fullName, email } = assertValidation(body, (b) => createMemberSchema.parse(JSON.parse((b as Buffer).toString())));
+    return new HTTPResult(201, await saveMember({ fullName, email }));
+  }
+}
+```
+
+- `assert(condition, code, message)` — throws `new HTTPResult(code, message)` when falsy; uses
+  TypeScript `asserts condition`, so the compiler narrows after the call.
+- `assertValidation(body, validator, errorFunc?, code = 400)` — returns the validator's result;
+  if the validator throws, rethrows an `HTTPResult` whose body is `errorFunc(err)` if provided,
+  otherwise `String(err)`.
+- `RateLimit(limit, windowMs, options?)` — fixed-window counter per key; over-limit requests throw
+  a 429 `HTTPResult` (with `Retry-After`) before the handler runs. Successful responses get
+  `X-RateLimit-Limit`, `X-RateLimit-Remaining`, and `X-RateLimit-Reset` (epoch seconds) headers.
+
+## Gotchas
+
+- Decorator ordering: `@RateLimit` must sit directly BENEATH the route decorator
+  (`@Get`, `@Post`, ...). Placed above it, the guard would be ignored — this is detected at
+  decoration time and throws an `Error` at startup instead of silently unprotecting the route.
+- Rate-limit keys default to the client IP (`context.rawRequest.socket.remoteAddress`). Behind a
+  proxy that is the proxy's address — supply `options.key` reading a trusted forwarded header. If
+  the custom `key` function returns a falsy value, the limiter falls back to the client IP rather
+  than merging those requests into one shared bucket.
+- Counts live in process memory: not shared across instances, reset on restart, pruned once the
+  window elapses. For distributed limits, enforce them in a shared store at the edge.
+- `options.message` customizes only the 429 body; the status code is fixed at 429.
+- These helpers only throw `HTTPResult`; they do not send responses themselves — they rely on the
+  API interface's handling of thrown `HTTPResult` values.
+
+## Deeper reference
+
+See this package's `docs/1.introduction.md` (Interface API Util Documentation: `assert`,
+`assertValidation`, `RateLimit` sections) and the shipped `dist/*.d.ts` typings. Do not duplicate
+them here.